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We are going to lose to Trump again in 2020. Unless..

See the links and very brief summaries below to learn how to defeat Trump. This has to be a transformative process in order for it to work. Merely being anti-Trump does not defeat Trump. In fact, it makes him stronger.

REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST RICK WILSON: DARK POLITICS IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
Commonwealth Club
Published on Oct 25, 2018– youtube-link

“Rick Wilson is a seasoned Republican political strategist and self-proclaimed infamous negative ad maker. His regular column with The Daily Beast is a must-read in the political community, and he’s widely published in The Washington Post, Politico and The Hill. In Everything Trump Touches Dies, Wilson brings his dark humor and biting analysis to what he calls the “absurdity of American politics in the Age of Trump.” Come hear this lifelong conservative’s views of a Republican Party that he says “has abandoned its principles” and what that bodes for the future of the country.” – quoted from Youtube page

Morris Berman: Welcome to Trumpland and the Post-American World
Geopolitics & Empire
Published on Nov 26, 2016– youtube-link

“Acclaimed cultural historian Dr. Morris Berman dissects the US elections, the crimes of Clinton and introduces us to Trumpland. He muses on the Post-American world and gives his prognosis for Mexico.”

Camille Paglia: “Trump is on his way to reelection… Dems have overplayed their hand.”
VulgarTrader
Published on Apr 19, 2017– youtube-link

Michael Hudson
Prof. Michael Hudson on Hillary Clinton and the U.S. Elections
Published on Oct. 27th., 2016– link

Hillary Clinton, who may as well be on the payroll of Goldman Sachs and the other, renter-in-chief, Donald Trump, are the candidates at the filming of this interview with Prof. Michael Hudson. -79% disapproval rating: Clinton & 81% disapproval rating: Trump
“The Clintons have corrupted the Democratic Party.” -Hudson
“There is no alternative and that is the objective of control.” -Hudson

Probably, Mifsud had ties to British intelligence – to paraphrase Elizabeth Vos. Be sure to read up on this latest in: All Russiagate Roads Lead to London As Evidence Emerges of Joseph Mifsud’s Links to UK Intelligence. – link

Business Insider
A Mysterious Professor Who Told the Trump Campaign about ‘dirt’ on Hillary Clinton has gone off the Grid– link
Published: March 2nd., 2018

Truthout
Despite Its Trump Probe, the FBI Is No Friend to Justice
Published: April 10th., 2018– link

“Justice is merely incidental to law and order. Law and order is what covers the whole picture.” -J. Edgar Hoover interview with Walter Cronkite, Nov. 14th., 1968

“District Judge Katherine Forrest in Manhattan ruled in favor of a group of civilian activists and journalists who said they feared being detained under a section of the law, which was signed by President Barack Obama in December 2011.”

TVO
Chris Hedges on Death of the Liberal Class
Published Jan 4th., 2011-link

Judicial Watch: according to Wikipedia, is an American conservative non-partisan watchdog group that files Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits to investigate alleged misconduct by government officials.

“…tens of millions of dollars went into the Clinton Foundation from the Russians in an attempt to sway decision making on this Uranium One scandal.”

Additionally, as a result of Judicial Watch suing for documents, and a Federal lawsuit lasting one year, facts concerning a connected scandal came to light. The wife of Andrew McCabe (McCabe being the acting FBI Director until August 2nd, 2017) received $500,000 from Terry McAuliff for her campaign. Terry McAuliff also was under investigation. Andrew McCabe, in essence, was not recused from the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation.

The actual facts of the presumed recusal of Andrew McCabe, are too complex to relate here, so, in summary, in effect, there was no recusal as it relates to the matter of Terry McAuliff, although, he was recused from matters concerning his own wife. As it relates to the Hillary Clinton e-mail matter, he was recused towards the end of Clinton’s campaign, on November 1st., of 2016.

The Cast of Characters
As per Wikipedia:

Huma Abedin: American political staffer, vice chair of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaignDianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator, member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made an unsuccessful bid for Governor of California in 1990, served out remainder of Moscone’s term as mayor of San Francisco -then elected to the same office in 1979, and re-elected in 1983.Glenn R. Simpson, former journalist, co-founded the Washington-based research business Fusion GPS.Peter Strzok: FBI agent, Chief of Counterespionage Division, led the FBI’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections.

Entities
as per wikipedia

Buzzfeed Inc., an American Internet Media Company based in New York City

“In a 2010 deal approved by a committee including Hillary Clinton and eight other members of President Barack Obama’s cabinet, a Kremlin-connected entity obtained 20 percent of America’s uranium production by acquiring Canada-based Uranium One.”

The Failure of the Green Party – Chris Hedges
Published Oct. 7th., 2017
In his talk, Chris Hedges mentions Barbara Ehrenreich‘s book: Nickel and Dimed.– link

“Drunk on dot-coms and day trading, America has gone blind to the downside of its great prosperity. In Nickel and Dimed, Ehrenreich expertly peels away the layers of self-denial, self-interest, and self-protection that separate the rich from the poor, the served from the servers, the housed from the homeless. This brave and frank book is ultimately a challenge to create a less divided society.” -Naomi Klein

Chris Hedges, American journalist, Presbyterian minister, and author of numerous, notable books, discusses his censored Harper’s article, and, introduces:Footnotes in Gaza -by Joe Sacco.
Published in 2009, Footnotes in Gaza is about two bloody incidents that occurred during the Suez Crisis.

JW President Tom Fitton on Government Corruption and the Scandals of the Obama Admin.
Judicial Watch
Published on Jan. 4th., 2018– link

“By all accounts, Hillary Clinton should be subject to a special counsel for her Russia collusion.”

Breaking: Huma Abedin State Dept. Docs on Anthony Weiner’s Laptop to be Released
Published on Dec. 28th., 2017 – link

State Department, work-related e-mails, resident on Anthony Weiner’s laptop, have been received as a result of a FOIA request(s) by Judicial Watch (627 e-mails), a process that has taken years.

On Watch Live: The Latest on Huma Abedin, George Soros in Guatemala, and Corruption in the DOJ
Streamed Live on Oct. 19th., 2017– link

On Watch: The Fusion GPS Testimony and U.S. Govt. Funding of Pro-Soros Media
1-11-18– link

“On January 9th, 2018, Feinstein released a transcript of the committee’s August 2017 interview with Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson about the dossier regarding connections between the president’s campaign and the Russian government.” -Wikipedia

Public Relations is another term for propaganda. The business propaganda campaign culminates in the Taft-Hartley Act, as Noam Chomsky explains it in the above Youtube presentation. The U.S. is off the international spectrum on labor rights as a result.

– filed in January 2012 against the Obama administration and members of the U.S. Congress– challenging the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA)indefinitely detain people– “part of or substantially support Al Queda, the Taliban or associated forces engaged in hostilities against the United States.– Section 1021(b)(2) of the law allows for detention of citizens and permanent residents

John Ralston Saul: The Collapse of Globalism
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
Published on Aug. 7th., 2012– link

historian Alfred W. McCoy

Geopolitics: the effects of geography (human and physical) on politics and international relations

Prize-winning historian Alfred W. McCoy first came to prominence with his 1972 book, “The Politics of Heroin in South East Asia”. His latest book “In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power”, explores America’s rise as a world power–from the 1890s through the Cold War–and its bid to extend its hegemony deep into the twenty-first century through a fusion of cyberwar, space warfare, trade pacts, and military alliances and analyzes the marquee instruments of US hegemony–torture, client elites, psychological torture, and worldwide surveillance. McCoy exposes a military and economic battle for global domination fought in the shadows, largely unknown to those outside the highest rungs of power.
Professor McCoy was in Seattle when he gave this rousing talk.
Thanks to Elliott Bay Books
Recorded 10/25/17

“Perhaps, with Hillary on the ticket, Texas will go Blue in 2016.” -a stranger at a party.

“Although past performance is no guarantee of future result, Texas has historically been in the Red column in regards to presidential politics” -me.

“…Just as long as we have a Democrat in the White House.” -a friend who has lived in San Francisco, CA all his life. (in regards to the election of Obama after he had won the Democratic primaries)

Road Trip

My partner and now-husband for just over a year were on a road trip from Houston to Dallas so that he could attend a conference. This would be November 11th, just 3 days after the election of Trump in one of the greatest upsets in political history.

But not really unexpected if you knew what to read, and, where to read it.

We had already stopped for coffee and a bite near Conroe and were now stopping at a picnic- rest area to change drivers. It was there I would see this specific type of berry for the very first time. It happened when I was going to take a pee.

But first, about that election night. sometimes, in an election, it is more important to decide who will lose rather than select who will win. That is to say, often the losers are more important than the winners. Any election with more than one candidate will have at least one loser. And, as in natural selection, the role that they play is vital.

This past election was one of those times when selecting who would not win was key to our survival. I would like to state here that I am a Jill Stein supporter. The right woman would have been terrific for the job. Stein, also, would be an example of a candidate not winning. However, it is what you do after losing that truly speaks to who you are.

On the Road

A road trip can be an analogy for life. You have a destination. You make steady progress. America has a long tradition of road trip stories. Perhaps we even invented the genre.

Or, a road trip can symbolize a passage into a new epoch. Democracy can allow for this as well, if the electorate so chooses.

Not getting the job you wanted can sometimes be the best career move. Fate works in unexpected ways. We are pushed to different destinations like so many chess pieces.

A Detour

There was a rejection of the further installation of a meritocracy that has no merit. The usual magical thinking did not work. The voter-enthusiasm factor proved to be all-important.

Globalization is neither inevitable, natural, nor neutral.

America, Earth, and The Veterans do not need more warfare. The Secretary’s record stands for itself as it relates to arms sales at double the usual quantities to certain countries that just happened to contribute money to her foundation.

Polls had consistently shown Bernie Sanders trouncing Trump. The Vermont Senator voted against the Military Invasion of Iraq, while, Clinton had voted in favor of it. This would have been back in the days of “W”, 9-11, etc.

Then there is the prison lobbyist money accepted by Clinton, the foundation that accepts money from foreign governments, etc. See the movie Clinton Cash Video for more.

It has been alleged that there had been serious voter suppression during the Democratic Primaries, beyond the usual restrictive rules governing one’s participation in it.

Progress Towards Our Destination

As I mentioned, I left the car running at the curb in the rest-stop on route 45 between Houston and Dallas, northbound. my husband waited near the car as I wandered off towards the green grass and trees. I wanted to stretch my legs. And, I thought I might need to urinate. So, I walked to the far side, as far from drivers who might be offended as I could. It was overgrown just on the other side of the chain link fence.

I try to not offend people. Although I do not always succeed. To suggest that Hillary lost on her own merits ranks up there with spitting in public in somer circles. Do not underestimate the power of the Echo Chamber.

We Interrupt this Message with Reality

As I approached it, I noticed that the vine on the opposite side of the chain-link fence had berries that were truly purple. I had never seen berries that color anywhere before. And copious. There were plenty of other-worldly-purple berries. And so, I took a picture with my phone.

If you want to lie, do it with statistics.

The pollsters “forgot” to consider the Effect of The Enthusiasm Factor. And so, everyone was taken by surprise.

The Neoliberal Echo Chamber will get you like that. Perhaps it was planned. There are similarities to old USSR propaganda. And now for our next five-year plan. Pure unadulterated fiction.

Hillary suffered her greatest losses with Whites in the areas where Obama did his best in the 2008 and 12 elections. (See Nate Cohn) Black men face grater discrimination than white women. Are we to believe these same white men could not set aside their sexism?

FiveThirtyEight was mistaken. Sort-of accidentally. Again, I think it was planned. Perhpas it was psychological warfare within our own borders.

The person manning the Starbucks counter we visited an hour ago had a course manner, perhaps owing to the fact we were already an hour outside Houston. I truly believe cities can breed civility. And, the cities in Texas vote Blue.

One of my good friends calls me “a true Democrat for life.” I took it as a kind-of backhanded compliment.

Hillary’s 3:00 AM ad which aired in the 2008 primaries against Obama is deemed to be racist by scholarly sources. Racism has been cynically used by many a candidate. If there is a D after you name, you get a pass, it would seem.

A Wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee Moment Arrives

I was not expecting Trump to win that fateful evening. Against my better instincts I checked google for the election results on the evening of the 8th. However, I did expect him to win Florida.

The map supplied by Google showed a dulled red for Florida indicating it was leaning Trump. That is when it occurred to me he might have a chance. I am really not in the know when it comes to skewed statistical models.

Wisconsin was leaning Trump. As the votes came in, his margin increased, generally. And one would expect his margin to shrink as votes came in later from the densely populated areas. But instead, the margin usually increased in his favor.

I thought about who was lucky enough to own the land on the other side of the well maintained chain-link fence. Was this location valuable -131 miles from our hotel in Dallas? Near Route 977 on 45?

The berries are round and abundant, reminding me of America itself, beautiful in its own bounty. Heavy with promise. There is no other light like the sun in Autumn. The green vine held the berries towards the sun. On the other side of 45 was a wide green field. Was this the heartland Trump was appealing to? He won Texas after all.

I was getting ready to take a leak, but, decided not to, somewhere around mid- zipper. Although, no one was around -the last truck having left the curb far behind me. Again, I bend over backwards trying to not offend people.

The Really Un-real

The berries were truly purple. I had never seen this kind before. They are a purple rarely seen in nature.

America will continue being truly great. In Chicago, they will continue protesting the Trump Tower. (If you have ever seen it, you understand why.) And, my good fortune continued as well, as I turned to walk towards the car that would whisk me away to Dallas, with my now-legal husband and all. The picnic area was green and well-mowed. There was no-one offended. In fact, there was no one left at all.

Dallas, TX

You see, sometimes it really is more important to chose who will lose, rather than who will win. With laser-like precision the DNC did that for us by nominating Hillary Clinton, leaving the rest of us with the task of deciding who would win. There simply weren’t that many candidates left to choose from making the task that much more difficult.

I voted for Jill Stein on Nov 8th, wanting her to be the first female U.S. President. You can imagine my disappointment. But, the future is not Red, nor Blue, not even Green. It will instead be a spellbinding Purple, as yet unseen. Except by me. And it will be very nearly pissed on.

-by James Legare

notes

Nate Cohn -Clinton suffered her biggest losses in the places where Obama was the strongest among white voters.

Mich.
-“Stein’s attorneys argued that the voting machines don’t always work and that there was an increase in voters who didn’t select a candidate for president. The attorney’s noted that 75,335 people in Mich. voted, but not for president -an increase from 2012 of 49,740.”

-“State lawyers accused Stein of waiting too long to request a recount.”

The argument by Stein, to some extent, boils down to statistical anomalies. A full audit is needed. The machines could have been hacked. There is not much of a standing from the standpoint of Stein being and “aggrieved party.”

Wisconsin: Day 2 of recount -Trump inches further ahead (3 votes), smattering of corrections. There are errors throughout the state. Losses are mostly cancelled out. Remember, Trump won Wisconsin by more than 22,000 votes. Absentee ballots.

Quote taken from the above article: -“Comey was widely criticized for going public on the Clinton investigation so close to the election, with many Democrats saying that the timing of the news affected the outcome of the election.”

The Humanist Report
Flashback:Bernie Sanders Warned Democrats About Hillary’s Chances Against Trumplink“Hillary Clinton cannot enthuse the base.”“Battle ground state polls show consistently[…]that Bernie Sanders is a much stronger candidate against Donald Trump that is Secretary Clinton.”“The more that people hear Hillary Clinton, the less they like her. And, apparently, the more they hear Donald Trump, the more they like him.”

The Humanist Report (THR) is a progressive political podcast that discusses and analyzes current news events and pressing political issues. Our analyses are guided by humanism and political progressivism.
Visit the Humanist Report on YouTube.

“Judicial Watch today submitted new evidence to U.S. District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan showing that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton knowingly used an unsecure BlackBerry device despite being warned by “security hawks” against doing so.”

H A Goodman
Google Youtube Censorship Threatens Everyone: Styxhexemhammer666 and H.A. Goodman on Censorship-link “Out of Sight, out of mind.” “Ignore the problems that go on in the world due to failed U.S. Foreign policy.”

Noam Chomsky
Why Did People Vote for Trump -link “Many of the Trump voters among the White Working Class voted for Obama.”